war office of the need for a more reliable garrison in new south wales and van die ##men ' s land . chief of these short ##coming ##s was the rum rebellion , a coup mounted by its officers in 1808 . as a result , in january 1810 the 73 ##rd ( perth ##shire ) regiment of foot arrived in australia . by 1870 , 25 british infantry regiments had served in australia , as had a small number of artillery and engineer units . although the primary role of the british army was to protect the colonies against external attack , no actual threat ever material ##ised . the british army was instead used in policing , guarding convicts at penal institutions , combat ##ing bush
war office of the need for a more reliable garrison in new south wales and van diemen's land. chief of these shortcomings was the rum rebellion, a coup mounted by its officers in 1808. as a result, in january 1810 the 73rd ( perthshire ) regiment of foot arrived in australia. by 1870, 25 british infantry regiments had served in australia, as had a small number of artillery and engineer units. although the primary role of the british army was to protect the colonies against external attack, no actual threat ever materialised. the british army was instead used in policing, guarding convicts at penal institutions, combating bush